BY SPECIAL REQUEST: A HISTORY OF ST. VALENTINE'S DAY CANDY BOXES AND......

A recent post here on vintage and antique Valentine Candy boxes prompted a reader to inquire about their history--see that post here http://bit.ly/2EgAlQJ

Mystery solved...it turns out that heart shaped boxes were first produced by Richard Cadbury, "scion of a British chocolate manufacturing family and responsible for sales at a crucial point in his company’s history"---(yes that's the same company that does the cream filled Easter Eggs!)  READ MORE HERE http://bit.ly/1g4MPGm

AND ON THIS 2018 ST. VALENTINE'S DAY, a few more links you may enjoy:

--VINTAGE CHOCOLATE, VALENTINE OR OTHERWISE, A COLLECTION OF WHITMAN'S CHOCOLATE ADS http://bit.ly/2o24J6m

--AND COURTESY OF PAUL RACE AND FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE(TM), "ABOUT ST. VALENTINE'S DAY" https://www.familychristmasonline.com/other_holidays/valentines_day/valentines_day.htm